Vol.103 No.2 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 103 No. 2 February 2010
A Case of Pendulous Tonsil with Dyspnea
Eiju Kanagawa
(Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine, Saiseikai Yamaguchi General Hospital)
Osamu Horiike
(Saiseikai Yamaguchi General Hospital)
Yoichi Masumitsu
(Ogori Daiichi General Hospital)
Makoto Hashimoto and Hiroshi Yamashita
(Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine)
A case of pendulous tonsil appearing in a 40-years-old woman is reported. She was admitted with dyspnea and was found to have a pendulous tonsil in the upper pole of the left tonsil. Tonsillectomy was performed under general anesthesia. After surgical resection, histological diagnosis revealed tonsil-like tissue with no evidence of malignancy. After discharge, no throat discomfort or dyspnea were seen. The patient is now under observation as an outpatient.
Key words :pendulous tonsil, acute tonsillitis, dyspnea